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Continuing its strategy for expansion, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., today announced the acquisition of Brower Insurance Agency, one of the largest independent agencies in Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

An E&S industry initiative is pushing for improved processes by way of automation—with which both agents and carriers win.

Point-of-sale solution designed to make customer experience simpler while cracking down on fraud.

Ward Group recommends statistical evaluation of distributors, as well as increasing collaboration and communication regarding goals and risk appetite.

Consumer demands take center stage as Intact Financial purchases UXP software with the hopes of becoming more agile.

Kim Garland vacates role as CEO of United Guaranty Corp., which will be filled by Donna DeMaio.

Another report confirms strong quarter for indexed and income annuities.

Cash deal worth $175 million to help MphasiS make gains in U.S. mortgage market.

Woodbury Financial Services to bring over a thousand advisors and $25 billion in assets.

However, uncertainty surrounds ultimate size and shape of the market, as well as its effect on traditional auto insurance, according to SMA study.

Solution designed to ease insurers’ transition to the approaching compliance mandates.

Gartner analyst says IT strategies can only go so far in advancing the business—digital strategies are what take you where you want to be.

Celent report profiles 13 vendors and offers insights in terms of data sources, service and delivery options.

Social media represents the latest in a string of technologies that companies shy away from initially, only to eventually embrace it and realize its full potential.

Industry wide, however, annuity sales dropped slightly in the third quarter.

The top areas for technology investments among workers’ compensation carriers are claims system replacements and predictive analytics, according to Novarica’s new “Business and Technology Trends: Workers’ Compensation” research report.

These can help commercial lines carriers experience expense reduction, growth strategies and improving underwriting results.

Insurers will pay a fee of 3.5 percent of their premiums to sell plans in a federally run health exchange, the government said today in a regulatory filing. The exchanges are new marketplaces somewhat like online travel services where uninsured people will buy policies.

With boomers growing older and new demographics taking center stage, how much longer will agents and advisors be the preferred source of information for customers?

Insurance Telematics is the overnight sensation that's been more than a decade in the making. And while telematics, usually associated with usage- or behavior-based insurance, is frequently portrayed as a revolutionary idea, it has failed to live up to its potential. Until now.